Those who did not have means to cook their own food, especially single households.
100
What is a food additive?
Any chemical substance that is added to food during preparation or storage and either becomes a part of the food or affects its characteristics for the purpose of achieving a particular technical effect.
100
What are preservatives?
Substances that prolong the shelf life of food by slowing down their natural breakdown.
100
What does it mean to brown?
To cook a food until the surface is browned
200
Modern commercial fast food is often...?
Highly processed and prepared in an industrial fashion.
200
What is the purpose of food additives?
Maintain its nutritive quality, enhance its keeping quality, make it attractive or to aid in its processing, packaging or storage.
200
How do preservatives work?
By altering the action of bacteria and other microorganisms.
200
What temperature should the stove be at to simmer?
Low heat.
300
Fast food is often rapidly served in...?
Cartons or bags or in a plastic wrapping.
300
What is an example of food additives?
Food coloring.
300
What are the two classifications of preservatives?
Natural and artificial.
300
What can you cook in a pressure cooker?
Roasts and soups.
400
In most fast food operations, menu items are generally made from...?
processed ingredients.
400
Food additives do not include things like salt...?
sugar and starch.
400
What are examples of natural preservatives?
Salt, sugar, vinegar and alcohol.
400
What temperature should the stove be at to boil something?
A high heat.
500
Where is fast food first made?
A central supply facility.
500
Food additives do not have agricultural chemicals. What are agricultural chemicals?
Chemical agents such as fungicides and insecticides that are used to control crop-harming organisms or viruses.
500
What are examples or artificial preservatives?
Any preservatives that are man-made.
500
what is active dry yeast used for?
It's a leavening agent in baking bread and bakery products.